Stuck oil filter

2014 TOYOTA COROLLA

86,000 MILES • 1.8L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC

JEFF P CAMPBELL

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Trying to remove plastic oil filter encasement. Dealer seems to have really torqued it on. This case is plastic so do not want to crack it. Do not have a overhead list. What is best safest way to remove this? Tried with breaker bar etc., cannot really get a power tool to it. Hope you can help.
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Jun 7, 2018 at 8:49 AM

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STEVE W.

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There is a special tool that you use to grab the flutes on the cover to loosen/tighten it and prevent it from breaking. It is a cap style wrench. You use it to break the cover free, turn it out four turns and then line up the ribs on the cover vertically, that lines up a groove so you can drain the oil out of the plastic cap.
There is a kit you can get to use a conventional spin on filter as well but I believe they cost much more than the cartridge does.
The better version of the wrench is a MotivX Tools item. MX2321 Runs about $23.00 after shipping.

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Jun 8, 2018 at 1:10 AM